Friday, October 07, 2016

2016 10 07

Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, Luke 8:1 (NKJV) Jesus, come through every city and village in our area with preaching that brings the glad tidings of the kingdom of God.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities--Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. Luke 8:2-3 (NKJV) Father, thank you for all those women you have chosen to follow Jesus and minister to him. Raise up more vocations for the Sisters of St. Mary and the Daughters of the King.

"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" Luke 8:5-8 (NKJV) Holy Spirit, prepare the soil of my heart to receive the good seed of your word.

"But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience." Luke 8:15 (NKJV) Jesus, please help me bear good fruit with patience.

"I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers As the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal Peor, And separated themselves to that shame; They became an abomination like the thing they loved. Hosea 9:10 (NKJV) Holy Spirit, help me recognize when the things I love are abominations and repent of them.

My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations. Hosea 9:17 (NKJV) Holy Spirit, help us recognize the cost of going after what you detest.

Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. Psalm 65:1 (NKJV) LORD, help me keep my vows.

Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. Psalm 65:3 (NKJV) Jesus, thank you for providing the atonement for my sins.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me." Psalm 142:7 (NKJV) LORD, bring my soul out of prison.

A word received: Cry out to me for my little ones who are being cut down and destroyed.

Albany Intercessor

ST. ANN'S AMSTERDAM PRAYER TABLE REPORT -- (Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, 10-11 a.m. on the lawn in front of our church on Division Street. Cool, overcast morning and lots of people came early, even though it is only the first Monday of the month. James Bryant and Deacon Alan presiding at His table today.) --

PRAYER CONCERNS: An unusually large amount of people came up for prayer this morning, and many of them came for the first time because they have heard about it from friends and relatives who have come for prayer before. ...

SHARON asked for prayer for her upcoming surgery on Oct. 20th. ...

Please pray also for MEREDITH, a young woman who wants to be reunited with her two daughters who live in Connecticut but cannot do so right now. She did not go into details, but God knows the situation. ...

ADA is a first-time visitor who asked for a simple blessing for good health and to be safe ...

Prayer Table regular DARCY, whose brother JOSE is gravely ill at the Pathways Rehabilitation Center in Schenectady (where Deacon MaryCarol does a reserved sacrament service twice a month) continues to need our prayers for courage and strength as she takes care of Jose's two teenaged boys. Darcy hugged me after I prayed for her and said "Teamo Mucho." My Spanish is limited, but I know that means "I love you so much!" We at the prayer table love her, too, and pray for her. ...

LISA, who came to us last week for the first time saying she is bothered by evil spirits trying to get her to do sinful things, said the attacks have stopped after we prayed last week that the evil things would go to Jesus to be bound and dealt with as he wished. We prayed for continued protection for Lisa. ...

SCENES: Last week we gave blessings to three little children who came, and word must have gotten around because this week two new young mothers brought their young babies around for a blessing. We prayed that MIA, BIANCA and ADRIENNE would all be blessed and come to know the Lord and walk in His ways.

A minute later a mature woman AYANNA approached us and asked if we also blessed adults. Of course we do, and so we prayed for her to draw nearer to Jesus. ... A man (no name) took one of our Gospel of John booklets and one of our wooden crosses made by Dennis Adams of North Carolina, and then he returned a few minutes later and asked if he could have an entire bible. We went into the sanctuary and brought out one of our bibles for this man so that we are literally spreading God's word in our neighborhood! ...

Many thanks to Don Robertshaw and Anne DeGroff for generous donations of clothing for the table. ...

All of the food donated and purchased for the table this week was distributed and totally gone in about 10 minutes by the grateful 30 or 40 people who came. ...

A woman (no name) with a great deal of courage came with a great sinful burden on her heart. We listened at length and prayed with her for about 10 or 15 minutes about her need to seek repentance and ask forgiveness. The Lord knows the details. We believe she went away feeling truly forgiven and that she should go and sin no more.